Accused, Miranda and Scrubs: TV preview

Accused is the first in a series of six new crime dramas written by Jimmy McGovern (The Street), each one focusing on how an ordinary person can wind up in the dock. In this one, Christopher Eccleston plays plumber Willy, a proud father whose infidelity and money worries bring his life crashing down on him. There are more big names to look forward to later on in the series, including Andy Serkis , Mackenzie Crook, Juliet Stevenson and Peter Capaldi .Miranda BBC2, 8.30pm

Second series of Miranda Hart ’s bold and silly sitcom. We start with Miranda at a low ebb: the love of her life, Gary, has hotfooted it to Hong Kong, leaving our hapless heroine hanging around in her pyjamas eating biscuits all day. Pal Stevie has to buck her up – which results in Miranda attempting to lose weight and get fit. Returning are Patricia Hodge as her interfering mum, and Sally Phillips as her Sloaney nemesis, Tilly.

Scrubs E4, 9pm and 9.30pm

A double bill kicks off the ninth and final series of the medical sitcom and this time around we’re at med school campus rather than Sacred Heart – which means the cast are mostly fresh-faced new students. Happily, though, original cast members Zach Braff (JD), Donald Faison (Turk) and John C McGinley (Dr Cox) return as teachers to give the newbies hell.

FILM OF THE DAY: Lost In Space Fiver, 7.30pm

Heavyweight actors Gary Oldman and William Hurt head the cast of this 1998 sci-fi action adventure based on the cult 1960s US TV series. It’s 2058 and the Robinson family are on a mission to save the Earth (now doomed) by preparing another planet for human colonisation. Then, oops, they get lost in space. Joey from Friends co-stars.